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WINTER WEATHER WITH LOW SNOW LEVELS WILL AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND INCLUDING THE MAJOR MOUNTAIN PASSES...

A COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM SYSTEM COULD BRING SNOW TO ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS 3500 FEET AND MIGHT AFFECT TRAVEL BOTH ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
THIS IS A WATCH PRODUCT WHICH MEANS THAT THESE WINTER CONDITIONS ARE JUST A POSSIBILITY...NOT A CERTAINTY. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO OR THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER AND SEEK UPDATES AS IT DEVELOPS.
THIS STORM COULD CHANGE IN CHARACTER BETWEEN NOW AND SATURDAY.

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* LOCATIONS...THE MOUNTAINS OF LOS ANGELES...VENTURA AND SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES.

* HAZARD TYPES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...LIGHTNING AND POOR
VISIBILITIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5500 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING AND SNOW LEVELS...THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT...WITH A SNOW LEVEL OF AROUND 6500 FEET. THE CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY AS THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD START TO DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...BUT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COULD AFFECT TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 14 LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITIES...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND FOG COULD RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.
Instructions: CHECK THE LATEST ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDES A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER...EXTRA CLOTHES AND BLANKETS...AND TIRE CHAINS.